Saturday, April 12, 2014

Pink Bike card

Hi everyone, it's Holly
posting today! I have a whimsical card to share with you, and I have to
admit, the pink bike just makes me smile!

I started this card with a Kraft card base and I added a layer of green gingham paper from the Prairie Chic by BoBunny paper pad. Next, I cut another sheet of paper from the same pad, but the pattern was a bit too busy. What to do?

I pulled out the Texture Mesh stencil and laid it over the multicolored paper. Then I applied some white embossing paste to the holes in the stencil with a Palette Knife.
As soon as I was done, I peeled the stencil off and immediately washed
the stencil and palette knife. I set the stenciled paper aside to dry
completely for an hour.

I also stamped the sentiment from the Sweet Wishes byStampavie onto Kraft cardstock, and then I cut out the notches on both sides with scissors.

When
the stenciled paper was dry, I very lightly dabbed some pink ink
randomly over the dry embossing paste. I then adhered this to my card,
added a dark blue strip (also from the Prairie Chic by BoBunny paper pad), adhered the sentiment, and then adhered the pink bike above the sentiment.

I
love how you can still see the patterned paper through the white
embossing paste, but it is muted and toned down. This also gives the
card a great texture without being overwhelming.

What a cute card for anyone! So colorful!! Thanks Holly!

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